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Geraint Richard Davies (3 May 1960) is a United Kingdom politician. He was the Labour member of Parliament for Croydon Central, in London, until 2005 and was first elected in the 1997 election. He unsuccessfully stood in Croydon Central in 1992 & 2005 and in Croydon South in 1987. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... Richard Davies may refer to: Richard Davies, Welsh bishop & scholar Richard Davies (actor), British actor Richard Davies (singer) (better known as Rick Davies), vocalist for Supertramp Richard Davies (musician), Australian singer-songwriter Richard Davies (Royal Household), English royalty Geraint Richard Davies, UK politician Richard Bell-Davies, British WWI pilot Richard... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir (Alexander) Paul Beresford (born April 6, 1946 in Levin, New Zealand, educated in Richmond Nelson & Otago Uni) is an English politician and dentist. ... Andrew John Pelling (born August 20, 1959) is a British Conservative politician. ... Croydon Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the larger local government district, see Chester (district). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Geraint Davies (born 1948) is a Plaid Cymru Welsh politician. ... Geraint Wyn Davies (born April 20, 1957 in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom) is a Canadian actor. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Croydon Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was one of the largest election victories in the history of the twentieth century. ... Croydon South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Personal life

Geraint Davies was born in England, in Chester, and attended Llanishen school in Cardiff and then Jesus College of the English Oxford University. Davies was employed as a marketing manager by Colgate Palmolive. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... For the larger local government district, see Chester (district). ... Llanishen (Welsh Llanisien llan church + Isien Saint Isan) is a district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. ... Cardiff (English:  , Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ... and of the Jesus College College name Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeths Foundation Named after Jesus Christ Established 1571 Sister college Jesus College, Cambridge Principal The Lord Krebs JCR President Paolo Wyatt Undergraduates 340 MCR President Jahan Zahid Graduates 160 Location Turl Street, Oxford... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Geraint Davies is married to Vanessa Fry. They have three daughters.

Geraint is a keen football enthusiast, and is normally quite successfull. However, back in 2001 he drew 2-2 with Marcus Johns

Croydon

Davies was a councillor for the safe Labour ward of New Addington on Croydon Council from 1986 until his resignation in 1997 upon being elected as an MP. He was Council Leader and Chair of Housing from May 1996 until May 1997. A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and other parts of the Commonwealth. ... New Addington is a place in the London Borough of Croydon. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Member of Parliament

In Parliament, he was a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Gordon Brown and to the Department for Constitutional Affairs Ministerial Team. His work focused the environment, family issues, domestic violence and anti-social behaviour legislation. Davies secured an interview for himself on BBC Radio's flagship Today programme, by persuading the British authorities to demand the release of his constituent Feroz Abbasi from the US Base at Guantanamo Bay. A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP). ... For others with the same or similar names, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) is a United Kingdom government department. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Today, sometimes referred to as the Today programme to avoid ambiguity, is BBC Radio 4s long-running early morning news and current affairs programme, which is now broadcast from 6am to 9am from Monday to Friday and from 7am to 9am on Saturdays. ... Feroz Abbasi was one of nine British men who were held at Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay by the government of the United States of America. ... Detainees upon arrival at Camp X-Ray, January 2002 Guantánamo Bay detainment camp serves as a joint military prison and interrogation center under the leadership of Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO), has occupied a portion of the United States Navys base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since 2002. ...

Geraint Davies used offices in Ruskin House, Croydon's Trade Union and Labour Club. At the 2005 general election, Davies lost his Croydon Central by 75 votes to the Conservative Andrew Pelling. Ruskin House, situated in its own grounds on Coombe Road, Croydon, South London, has been an important centre of Britains progressive movements for a century. ... Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... Croydon Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... Andrew John Pelling (born August 20, 1959) is a British Conservative politician. ...

Expenses claims

Geraint Richard Davies was in the national news in October 2005 for claiming the most expenses in his last full year in office. Between April 2004 and March 2005 Davies received £176,026 - nearly £75,000 more than Croydon North counterpart Malcolm Wicks and £7,000 more than any other MP. Davies claimed £38,750 for postage. Malcolm Hunt Wicks (born 1 July 1947, Hatfield) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...

The Daily Telegraph noted,

"Geraint Davies, the highest spender overall, also claimed most on postage, another area where spending is not capped."

Voting record

This is how Geraint Davies has voted on key issues since 2001:

• very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals.[1]
• strongly for introducing foundation student top-up fees.[2]
• very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws.[3]
• very strongly for the Iraq war.[4]
• very strongly against investigating the Iraq war.[5]

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Examples of Davies Parliamentary Questions

• Will the Deputy Prime Minister set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Croydon Central, the effects of the Department's policies and actions on Croydon Central constituency since 1997, Monday, 14 March 2005.

• Will the Secretary of State for Transport set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Croydon, Central, the effects of the Department's policies and actions on Croydon, Central constituency since 1997, Wednesday, 9 March 2005.

• Will the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out, with statistical evidence relating as closely as possible to Croydon Central, the effects of the Department's policies and actions on Croydon Central constituency since 1997, Tuesday, 8 March 2005.

• Will the Parliamentary Secretary in the Lord Chancellor's Department say when he will publish the annual report of the chief inspector of the magistrates courts service, Wednesday, 31 October 2001.

Move to Swansea

Swansea West

In 2006 Davies moved with his family to Swansea, which, he says, is where his mother's family originates.[6] He was appointed Chair of Flood Risk Management Wales with effect from 1 April 2006. Formerly known as the Welsh Regional Flood Defence Committee, it is the Environment Agency’s body for flood risk management in Wales, responsible for managing a £23.4m budget with the Welsh Assembly Government. He is also Chair of the Labour Finance & Industry Group Wales. For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... (see also the List of environmental organizations) The Environment Agency (Welsh: Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd) of England and Wales was created by the Environment Act 1995, along with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. ... Official logo of the Welsh Assembly Government The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) (Welsh: , LlCC) was firstly an executive body of the National Assembly for Wales, consisting of the First Minister and his Cabinet from 1999 to 2007. ...

Alan Williams, Father of the House from 2005, announced he would not contest the next general election. Davies was selected as the Labour candidate on 13 July 2007 for Swansea West. His candidacy has attracted controversy within sections of the Swansea West Labour Party. Alan John Williams (born 14 October 1930, Caerphilly) is a Welsh politician and Labour Member of Parliament for Swansea West since the 1964 general election. ... Father of the House is a term that has by tradition been unofficially bestowed on certain members of some national legislatures, most notably the House of Commons in the United Kingdom. ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Swansea West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

His supporters - ultimately the majority of the members - see him as a credible choice holding mainstream points of view, and having the necessary political experience as a former MP. His opponents from the left see him as not in tune with the political point of views of the Welsh Labour Party.

Another group see him as a carpetbagger and political opportunist having moved to Swansea West for the sole purpose of contesting Swansea West which is considered a more likely seat for Labour to win than Croydon Central. Davies' candidacy has been endorsed by the outgoing MP, Alan Williams, and the Assembly member, Andrew Davies. In United States history, carpetbaggers were Northerners who moved to the South with Freedmen (freed slaves), and Scalawags (Southern whites) in the Republican Party, which in turn controlled ex-Confederate states for varying periods between 1867 and 1877. ... Swansea West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Croydon Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Andrew Davies (born 5 May 1952 in Hereford) is a Labour politician; currently Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery in the Welsh Assembly Government and member for the constituency of Swansea West in the National Assembly for Wales. ...

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“I am surprised he has been selected. His record in supporting ID cards, top-up fees for students and the Iraq war will make it very difficult for him to establish himself with significant elements of the electorate who used to support Labour, but abandoned the party precisely because of its stance on issues of the kind mentioned. Such people are unlikely to return to Labour now that Geraint Davies has been selected.

“The level of expenses he claimed as an MP when he represented Croydon Central was excessive and difficult to justify.” [7]

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Remaining links with Croydon

Davies own company, Pure Crete, which lets village accommodation in Western Crete, Greece has one office, in the centre of his former Croydon Central constituency. For the famous World War II battle, see: Battle of Crete For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ... Croydon Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• They Work For You
• Iraq War Debate
• Appointment of Chair to Flood Risk Management Wales
• Labour Finance & Industry Group Wales
• Labour Conference Diary